Watch: The Breakfast Club Chats With Damon Dash On Jay Z, Business Ventures And More

March 13, 2015 - 1:13 pm
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Kristal Lewis

It seems like Damon Dash is tired of being asked about Roc-a-fella co-founder, Jay Z, and he’s not afraid to call you out on it.

In an interview at Power 105’s Breakfast Club, DJ Envy asked how did Dash’s meet up with Jay Z begin, to which he then responded, “You really still curious about the Jay Z story?” The Loisaidas executive producer continued, “Everybody knows that answer. Do you know the answer?” Envy tried to explain that he did in fact know the answer and that he’s asked him this question before, however, on a platform as big as the Breakfast Club.

Dash looked over to Charlamagne Tha God and broke it down to him stating, “If somebody asks you the same questions 25 times, maybe 2,500 times, do you still want to talk about the same thing? That’s just me being human. I don’t care what platform we’re on. I’m sick of talking about it. Let’s talk about something else… No more Jay Z questions. I’ve answered them all,” said Dash.

The Harlem native also talked about his future business plans, but the interview later heated up over what makes someone a real man. According to Dash, "A real man won’t ask or answer questions about another mans money." He also continued to say, “How can another man call another man boss, that’s like calling another man daddy,” and "that a real man doesn’t listen to social media and a real man puts up their own money to start a business."

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